US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., beforehand recognized for his vaccine skepticism, publicly supported the measles vaccine on Sunday, following the loss of life of a second little one.
“The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” Kennedy stated in a publish on X.
The US measles outbreak has claimed the lifetime of a second little one within the state of Texas. According to the Texas Department of State Health, the kid was unvaccinated and had no earlier well being points.
“As of today, there are 642 confirmed cases of measles across 22 states, 499 of those in Texas,” Kennedy stated.
These deaths from measles are the primary within the United States in a decade.
He additionally stated that in early March, he deployed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention group to help Texas by offering measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines and medical provides, supporting native faculties and healthcare services, and fascinating with communities to deal with issues. Since then, “the growth rates for new cases and hospitalizations have flattened,” he added.
Kennedy beforehand made a number of inaccurate and deceptive statements concerning the security of the MMR vaccines and downplayed the severity of outbreaks, describing them as “not unusual.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr